Title :
TH7890M & TH7891M Image sensors for star trackers
Author :
Julien, Florian ; Vaillant, Joel
Author_Institution :
ATMEL Grenoble, Saint Egreve, France
Abstract :
Star trackers are used for high precision satellite optical attitude control. These missions require both high reliability and high irradiation tolerance. This paper aims to describe two new ATMEL-Grenoble CCD area arrays especially designed for such missions.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; radiation hardening (electronics); space vehicle electronics; ATMEL-Grenoble CCD area arrays; TH7890M; TH7891M; high precision satellite optical attitude control; image sensors; irradiation tolerance; star trackers; Charge coupled devices; Circuits; Dark current; Electron optics; Image sensors; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Pixel; Registers; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2001. 6th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7313-8
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2001.1159323